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Raising Genius (2004)

Raising Genius poster
Directed by
Linda Voorhees, Bess Wiley
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 23m
Rated
R
Rating
4.3 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A teenage genius locks himself in the bathroom to solve a math problem. His parents and a wild assortment of characters try to get him out.

lightheartedquirkyoffbeatcomicalplayfulsillywhimsicalzany

What happens

Raising Genius (working title Bathroom Boy) is a 2004 American comedy film written by Linda Voorhees and co-directed by her with Bess Wiley. The film stars Justin Long, Wendie Malick, Ed Begley, Jr., Stephen Root, Danica McKellar, Mark DeCarlo, Tippi Hedren, Shirley Jones, Clint Howard, and Sam Huntington. It was a selection of the Paris Film Festival in Paris, France, in 2005, and also played at the Waterfront Film Festival in South Haven, Michigan in 2005. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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